Cedar Mill Elementary School vs Glencoe Elementary School

Glencoe Elementary School ranks #20 of 1,226 schools in Oregon, placing it in the top 2% statewide. Cedar Mill Elementary School sits at #84 — still an exceptional result in the top 7% of Oregon schools — but the 64-position gap between them is meaningful when both families are weighing similar neighborhoods and grade spans. Glencoe's overall rating of 9.4 out of 10 edges Cedar Mill's 8.8 by 0.6 points, a difference driven primarily by growth performance rather than raw academic standing.

On academic scores, the two schools are nearly identical: Cedar Mill Elementary School earns a 9.7 out of 10 and Glencoe Elementary School a 9.9 — a margin of just 0.2 points that few families would feel in practice. The more consequential academic delta sits in the growth score: Glencoe Elementary School scores 9.6 versus Cedar Mill Elementary School's 8.9, a 0.7-point gap indicating that students at Glencoe are advancing relative to their starting points at a measurably faster rate. For families who care not just about where students perform but how much they improve year over year, that distinction matters.

Cedar Mill Elementary School enrolls 329 students to Glencoe Elementary School's 372, making Cedar Mill the smaller school by 43 students. Student-teacher ratios are nearly equivalent — 18.3:1 at Cedar Mill versus 18.6:1 at Glencoe — so neither school holds a clear classroom-size advantage. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is 18% at Cedar Mill Elementary School and 21% at Glencoe Elementary School, a modest 3-point difference suggesting comparable socioeconomic profiles across both communities.

Both Cedar Mill Elementary School and Glencoe Elementary School serve grades kindergarten through fifth, so families face no structural difference in grade coverage. The two campuses sit 8.3 miles apart, making the choice genuinely geographic for many Portland families. Parents whose home or commute falls closer to Cedar Mill can take confidence in a top-7% Oregon ranking and a 9.7 academic score; those within reach of Glencoe gain access to a school whose growth trajectory and statewide rank set it apart from nearly every other elementary in the state.